The gap between power production and consumption is widening in India and will further vitiate with the government´s thrust on manufacturing. Since power outages have become the norm, industrial consumers are left with no option but to use diesel gensets. As such, with a genset power range of 10 kVA-200 kVA, the Indian market is about 100 thousand units per year.

Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (KOEL), India´s largest engine and genset manufacturer, and MTU Friedrichshafen, GmbH have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recently announcing an exclusive cooperation on the building and commissioning of emergency diesel gensets (EDG) for possible future requirements of Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) in India.

Yes, you heard it right. With the government on an awarding spree and banks lining up to fund new projects worth more than Rs 2 lakh crore, equipment procurement by independent power producers is likely to gain pace by at least 10 per cent from the current level of 6 per cent in next two year.

Nowadays, almost each and every organisation needs consistent power supply as data loss can be more expensive than the capital expenditure required for backup power equipment. In 2013, the generator market grew 9.5 per cent compared to the previous year.